Sleeping-harness for infants



No. 6|3,334. Patented Nov. l, I898.

M. R. THOMPSON.

- SLEEPING HARNESS FOR INFANTS.

(Application flled Feb. 24, 1898.)

(No Model.)

WWW SM: 14m. 1!. M M W UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MATT ROY THOMPSON, OF OLYMPIA, WVASHINGTON.

SLEEPING-HARNESS FOR INFANTS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 613,334, dated November 1, 1898.

Application filed February 24, 1898. Serial No. 671,447. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: snap-hook 1), adapted to detachably engage 50 Be it known that I, MATT ROY THOMPSON, rings and o, engaging the slip-loops 0!, of

a citizen of the United- States, residing at the respective shoulder-straps a and at.

Olympia, inthe countyof Thurston and State cl and d are front and rear cross-straps.

5 of Washington, have invented certain new The back strap (1 is fastened, by sewing or and useful Improvementsin Sleeping-Harness otherwise, to the body portions of the respecfor Infants, of which the following is a specitive shoulder-straps a and a, for example, as fication. illustrated, while the front strap 01 is fastened My invention relates to a harness adapted at the respective ends to the rings 0 and c, to to be fitted to an infant to hold the same in connected with the shoulder-straps a and a,

bed and underneath the bed-clothing; and in and is provided with a buckle 6, so as to such connection it relates to the construction readily adjust the same to the childs chest or and arrangement of such a device for the said stomach without binding in position thereat. purpose. To the cross-straps d and d are mounted, so 15 The principal objects of my invention are, as to freely move back and forth thereon, slipfirst, to provide a simple, durable, and efpieces f and f, provided at the respective fective device or harness for application to a free ends with safety-pins or similar devices child or infant, so as to hold the same in bed 9 and g, whereby when the harness A in its and underneath the bed-clothing, and, second, entirety is secured to the infant over the 20 to provide a device of the character described shoulders and back and front of the person,

applied as a harness to a child or infant and as will be readily understood from the foreprovided with movable front and back pieces going description and illustration, the front slidableon cross-straps of the harness, sothat and back slidable pieces f and f may rethe back piece may be detachably fastened spectively be fastened to a mattress or other 2 5 to a mattress or other portion of the bedding article of bedding and to the bed-clothing and and the front piece be detachably fastened to in such manner as to permit the child to thebedding, and while sofastenedthechild or readily turn about in the bed without disinfant, by reason of the construction and arcomfiture or harm to the childs body by rearan gement of the harness in application, may son of the use of such harness about the body 30 be enabled to freelyturn from one side to the of such person.

other without the harness binding, givingany It will be observed from the drawing that discomfiture to, or interfering in any manner the shoulder-straps a and ct are adjustable, as with the rest of such person. well as the front cross-strap cl, so that the My invention, stated in general terms, conharness is adapted to infants of any size of 3 5 sists of a sleeping-harness for infants or chilbody.

dren when constructed and arranged in the Having thus described the nature and obmanner hereinafter described and claimed. jects of my invention, What I claim as new, The nature and scope of my invention will and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is be more fully understood from the follow- 1. Adevice of the character described, con- 0 ing description, taken in connection with the sisting of two vertically-adj ustable shoulderaccompanying drawing, illustrating in perstraps, front and back cross-straps connect- 9o spective a harness embodying the features ing said shoulder-straps with each other and of my invention. one of which is adjustable, pieces of cloth or Referring to the drawing, a and a repreother material loosely mounted on said cross- 5 sent the right and left shoulder-straps, each straps, and said pieces of cloth or other maof which at one end is formed into a double terial on said cross-straps provided with fasslip-loop a connected with the main body of tening means at the ends thereof, substanthe strap by a buckle a and the other end tially as and for the purposes described. of each shoulder-strap is provided with a 2. Adevice of the character described, consisting of two vertically-adjustable and separable shoulder-straps, front and back crossstraps connecting said shoulder-straps with each other, pieces of cloth or other material connected with said cross-straps, one of which is adjustable transversely, and said pieces of cloth or other material mounted on said crossstraps provided with fastening means and adapted to be freely slid upon said crossstraps, substantially as and for the purposes 10 described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my signature in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MATT ROY THOMPSON. lVitnesses:

A. H. MACKINNON, LEE MELLUER. 

